Civil engineering topic list of research papers
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Integration of Automated Safety Rule Checking (ASRC) System for Safety Planning BIM-Based Projects in Malaysia
Abstract It has been observed that safety and project execution planning has been carried out separately for most Building Information Modelling (BIM)-Based projects. As such, it leads to difficulties for the construction parties to monitor both...
2016 / Roshana Takim, Muhammad Hanafi Zulkifli, Abdul Hadi Nawawi -
Shear Resistance of Existing Concrete Bridges
Abstract Simple comparison of models for assessment of shear capacity has shown that EC2 model provides significantly lower shear capacity than models based on the theory of allowable stresses. Therefore, some existing concrete bridges designed...
2016 / Radoslav Vida, Jaroslav Halvonik -
Fatigue Life of Asphalt Pavements on Bridge Decks
Abstract Pavement is one of the basic elements of a bridge structure. In Europe and Poland pavements for engineering objects are made in the asphalt technology. Requirements for ensuring the sustainability of the entire object also refer to...
2016 / Piotr Pokorski, Piotr Radziszewski, Michał Sarnowski -
Numerical Study of High Speed Railway Subgrade Settlement Induced by Underwater Lowering
Abstract Groundwater lowering has brought a great impact on high speed railway. It has developed a measurable regional settlement of subgrade and also made a negative impact on piles under subgrade. In this paper, two structure types, namely P-R...
2016 / Renpeng Chen, Wei Cheng, Ruiyu Jia, Shuai Qi, Hanlin Wang -
Facilities management added value in closing the energy performance gap
Abstract Existing non-domestic buildings tend to use more energy than expected. This paper investigates how the operational strategies of facilities management can contribute to reducing building energy use. A longitudinal case study of a higher...
2016 / Zaw Min, Paula Morgenstern, Ljiljana Marjanovic-Halburd -
IVIsion and IVInet – Tool Chain for the Electrification of City Bus Routes
Abstract The Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure (IVI) developed a method and matching tools (IVIsion and IVInet) that analyzes and evaluates individual bus routes or entire bus route networks regarding their suitability for...
2016 / Holger Fichtl, Frank Steinert -
A Literature Review to Understand the Requirements Specification's Role when Developing Integrated Product Service Offerings
Abstract This paper's objective is to analyze, based on a literature review, how existing IPSO design methods support and manage requirements when developing an IPSO. Issues analyzed are e.g. which types of aspects existing methods should consider,...
2016 / Sara Nilsson, Mattias Lindahl -
Effect of Compactness Degree on the Hydraulic Properties for Coarse Soils of High-Speed Railway Embankment
Abstract Stability of the high-speed railway embankment is highly influenced by moisture content, the determination of which needs its hydraulic property. The embankment consists of coarse soils with high compactness degree. Till now, hydraulic...
2016 / Renpeng Chen, Shuai Qi, Wei Cheng, Hanlin Wang -
Approaches for Development of a Universal Method for Calculating the Residual Life of Buildings and Structures
Abstract The article provides a brief summary of the approaches for calculating the reliability index and the residual life, currently existing in the world, discussed in more detail the direction taken and distributed in Russia. The analysis is...
2016 / G.M. Skibin, M.N. Shutova, A.I. Subbotin -
Improvement of a Method of Calculation of a Residual Resource of Small Reinforced Concrete Bridge Constructions
Abstract The paper outlines a new method of calculating the residual service life of reinforced concrete bridge structures, which focuses on identifying and validating the values of the significance coefficients for each structural member of the...
2016 / Т.А. Krakhmal’ny, S.I. Evtushenko, M.P. Krakhmal’naya -
Abrasion Resistance of Concrete Containing Selected Mineral Powders
Abstract In this study the results of research that focused on abrasion resistance of concrete containing selected mineral powders are presented. The influence of replacing part of the cement on the physical properties of concrete was studied in the ...
2016 / Mateusz Popek, Łukasz Sadowski, Jacek Szymanowski -
Stabilizing the Landslide on Road E87 Burgas – Malko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Abstract Bulgaria is a country with a relief of various elevations. This is a precondition for appearance of landslides of different types. The present study deals with stabilizing approaches for a landslide on the road between two towns in...
2016 / Assia Bozhinova-Haapanen -
Strength and Stability Analysis of Load-bearing Structures of Evolution Tower with Allowance for Actual Positions of Reinforced Concrete Structural Members
Abstract The distinctive paper is devoted to strength and stability analysis of loadbearing structures of Evolution Tower (high-rise 54-storey building) with allowance for actual positions of reinforced concrete structural members (columns and...
2016 / Alexander M. Belostotsky, Pavel A. Akimov, Taymuraz B. Kaytukov, Nikolay O. Petryashev, Sergey O. Petryashev, et al. -
Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Cylindrical Reservoirs with Single-layered Walls
Abstract Reservoirs are widely used to store liquefied natural gas (LNG). They have become widespread since the 30s of the last century, when a low-temperature technology, or Supercooling, was used for the first large-scale experimental liquefaction ...
2016 / V.N. Aksenov, Vu Le Quyen, E.V. Trufanova -
Effect of Geosynthetic Reinforcement Inclusion on the Strength Parameters and Bearing Ratio of a Fine Soil
Abstract This paper reports an investigation on the beneficial effects of reinforcing a fine soil with a geosynthetic (reinforcement geocomposite) and their behaviour under loading. The effectiveness of the reinforcement was investigated through...
2016 / David Miranda Carlos, Margarida Pinho-Lopes, Maria Lurdes Lopes -
Promising ICT Transfer Fields for Promotion of Micro-Startups
Abstract Technology transfer in public sector has been generally performed with large firms and high-tech ventures due to high level of expertise knowledge and capability demands with the objects of realizing successful commercialization. But recent ...
2016 / Hye Sun Lee, Jong Won Lee, Hee Youn Kim, Hyun Ju Jo, Bong Gyou Lee -
Waste Water Force Main Pipe Construction Alternatives to Protect Existing Foundations in the City of Chandler: Case Study
Abstract To provide additional wastewater capacity and redundancy in South Chandler, Arizona, a new 28” High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) force main was installed from the upsized Kyrene Lift Station three miles east to tie into an existing 66”...
2016 / Jonghoon Kim, Andrew Baird, Dan D. Koo, Samuel T. Ariaratnam, Wai K.O. Chong -
Crossings Construction as a Method of Animal Conservation
Abstract The negative influence of extension of transportation system over fauna populations mainly consists in destroying their natural habitats, causing higher animal death rates (road accidents), fragmentation of sites and hindering migration as...
2016 / Damian Beben -
Actual Emissions from Urban Buses Powered with Diesel and Gas Engines
Abstract Due to the growing demand for traditionally sourced fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas, it became necessary to search for new unconventional sources of these raw materials. The latest results of research work targeted the exploration...
2016 / Jerzy Merkisz, Paweł Fuć, Piotr Lijewski, Jacek Pielecha -
Added Value of Transportation Geotechnics to the Sustainability (Design Approach)
Abstract The paper is focused on principle of sustainable development with respect to the earth structures of transport engineering and different possibilities and examples are described in more details. Situation of new motorways, railways,...
2016 / Ivan Vaníček, Daniel Jirásko, Martin Vaníček